Re: [Simmons Drums] PROMS and SDS1
2010-01-24 by jesper
... Name prices please, there seems to be interest on the list. I would buy the entire setup if the price is to my liking. If not, I ll pass since I have two
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2010-01-24 by jesper
... Name prices please, there seems to be interest on the list. I would buy the entire setup if the price is to my liking. If not, I ll pass since I have two
2010-01-24 by the_green_dome
Hi One of my SDS-1s is missing its battery cover. Am I right in thinking these things are like gold dust / hen s teeth? Or does anybody have a spare one
2010-01-24 by the_green_dome
... How much would you be looking for for each one? There are a few there I might take off your hands at the right price...! Aaron
2010-01-24 by xorsister
Hi ROBERT! Will be cool if you or someone can rip them into binary images and spread over the world :) I think Glass Shatter and Trash Can are rare ones.. But
2010-01-23 by Robert D
Hi. Is there any interest in original Simmons PROMs? I have the following with original Simmons labels: EP 60 Steel Drum EP 91 Power Snare EP 93 Glass Shatter
2010-01-20 by Eduardo Ojeda
Hello, I am Eduardo Ojeda, new to the group. I own a Simmons Portakit fully operational and in mint condition. Would like to contact other owners of a Portakit
2010-01-20 by jesper
... I d try a refund first. If that doesn t work I d feel happy that it seems to have damaged mostly resistors. The IC s looks in a lot better shape and
2010-01-20 by philip karneef
lcd on mine didn t either - try wiggling lcd s connection. there is no backlight. started working fine afterwards. ... [Non-text portions of this message have
2010-01-19 by midiizer
I got a MTM on Ebay. It powers up (LED comes on) but the LCD dose not light up or have any kind of read out on it. Tha battery has leaked and the fuzz
2010-01-19 by the_green_dome
... Jealousy is a very unattractive emotion. This is why I am hiding it so well. Aaron
2010-01-19 by jesper
... Yes, you need to find something that converts trigs to usb. If that is your preferred signal. If midi is OK there are tonnes of such gear on the market.
2010-01-19 by jesper
... AFAIK location has no real importancy. It s just that some modules are thicker so make sure not to short circuit anything. The bus feeds all cards in the
2010-01-19 by jesper
... I m a vintage guy when it comes to my kit these days... even on this list. With the exception of my SDS-V mk1 bass drum all the others are from the 70 s:
2010-01-18 by hungry_ghostie
Cheers Aaron - All very usefull information - It ll definately be worth it if I can get it working as it should!
2010-01-18 by ken_evans_99
... We ve been running a mixture of real SDS8 and triggered samples (all from SDS9 pads) at live shows reliably for a couple of years now. SDS8 always supplies
2010-01-18 by WT
To do this you need a trigger interface. There are various models available secondhand and a few models new. They all convert trigger signals to Midi. That
2010-01-18 by boogle4522
I m a longtime Simmons fan who is thinking of buying a set of heads to play with. As for a brain, is it possible to interface the Simmons heads with the USB or
2010-01-16 by Michael
Hello Superbenzine, something is wrong with your mailbox. I want to contact you to help you with the SDSV hihat, but I get each mail back. May be your
2010-01-16 by Berk Aarts
Sad to hear that you take the boyish tone in such a good way.
2010-01-16 by the_green_dome
... True but these things are worth it, aren t they?! My friend continually told me how impressed he was at the engineering and ingenuity that had gone into
2010-01-15 by the_green_dome
... when ... and a ... piece ... SDS-V ... on ... I ve been really lucky I think - some good auctions on EvilBay, plus a very lucky find on a site called
2010-01-15 by jesper
... That s quick if you ve just got hooked in July! Good work! :D ... Check the info on how to convert a tomtom into hihat and cymbal! ... Can t you simply
2010-01-15 by jesper
... Tell me about it! I lived on next to nothing while studying and when my first paychecks came rolling in I went crazy. :) ... *haha* I signal path for a
2010-01-14 by hungry_ghostie
Hi Aaron, Very Strange! I ll bear that in mind. Its probably much more complicated than I m hoping! I assumed the problem was to do with the buttons (or
2010-01-13 by hungry_ghostie
Hi Chris I was very fortunate - I responded to an ad here: http://www.preloved.co.uk/ regarding a different drum machine, and the guy said he had happened to
2010-01-13 by Chris
Hi Al, I m in London as well. Where did you get your SDSV? Ebay or somewhere local? I don t know anywhere that trades in that kind of thing and I frequent
2010-01-13 by the_green_dome
Hi I had exactly this problem. Took it to my local vintage electronics friend. I assumed it was a switch problem, but this didn t seem to be the case. There
2010-01-13 by jesper
... I ve planned to just resolder a few joints to start with. Often the heat of the machine slightly expands parts etc. This can cause such behaviour too...
2010-01-12 by hungry_ghostie
Thanks - I found that post you mentioned - Also, after reading your reply I left the drum brain on for several hours , and the Kick module switches started to
2010-01-10 by hungry_ghostie
Thanks very much Jesper, Glad to be on the list! ATB, Al
2010-01-10 by jesper
... Sounds like a splendid idea. ... One extra tom compared to the standard setup. Always good to fill the boring blanks. :) ... Check the archives, but as I
2010-01-10 by hungry_ghostie
Hi There, Al from London.... I just bought a simmons sdsv brain, and thought I d join up here. I triggered each cannel via an old synth to test it - seems
2010-01-04 by Stefano
thank youfor answer me In Simmons we trust
2010-01-03 by WT
I think this question has come up before. If I recall, the answer was that no one has the factory data. Also, since the SDS-7 is not very precise with regards
2010-01-03 by Stefano
Hello everyone someone can halp me? Thanks a lot I ve lost the memory of my sds 7 and i haven t now he drum kits in memory.... i have no sound eccept sounds i
2009-12-29 by AJ
Looks great ! Oh Susan....... AJ in KS
2009-12-29 by brian walker
... Jasper ... Which makes thoes that do all the more desirable ... Dream on!!!! Brian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2009-12-29 by Susie
We risk getting off topic, but are you aware of this page: http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/nova/intro.htm The sound clips of the restored instrument are
2009-12-28 by the_green_dome
Hi guys Well, my Simmons obsession (started back in July this year, I think when I saw La Roux performing with a non-functioning Simmons kick drum, and a light
2009-12-28 by jesper
... Already here... ;) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/3903027805_b38a84d0b9.jpg -- electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
2009-12-28 by jesper
... Very few drum synths have valves in them. But I wouldn t mind a restored Novachord though... :) -- electronically yours, jesper - -- --- ---- ----- ----
2009-12-28 by brian walker
Hi proper synths with transistors in them and tried to have an analog signal path where possible. He looked at me rather strangely. Proper synthesizers
2009-12-27 by Michael Buchner
Blues guys start 90% of their songs with a proper woke up this morning . To make it extra proper, in all cases this line is repeated immediately. And blues
2009-12-27 by Berk Aarts
Okay, since everybody has it s coming out: I too wear a bikini when playing my Simmons, though it s mirror chrome finish. Berk
2009-12-27 by Susie
I guess I m reliving my past to a certain extent, in that I could never afford all this lovely analog gear when I was growing up. I had a bizarre conversation
2009-12-26 by jesper
I ve had a few Q s regarding the Paragon Systems four channel drum synth I won on th bay recently. I had just tested it with pads and headphones up til now and
2009-12-26 by jesper
... Prove it Susie! ;) Just kidding, though great to have a lass here who understands the greatness of Simmons. All these gear lists are 99% boys (or men who
2009-12-26 by jesper
... Geekish indeed! :) Watch my updated first page in the record shop for another on-topic picture: http://www.electronic-obsession.se/ -- electronically
2009-12-25 by jesper
Hi list, here s a neat old clip I haven t seen in a while. The Simmons part of the documentary series The shape of things that hum . It s in part geeky, in
2009-12-24 by Berk Aarts
i wish my girfriend let me do this at home! Berk